Home Access CenterHome Access CenterHome Access CenterHome Access Center

Connecting Parents toConnecting Parents to

Fulton County SchoolsFulton County Schools

What is Home Access Center?What is Home Access Center?

Website available to parents (and at site Website available to parents (and at site discretion, students) that is a ‘realdiscretion, students) that is a ‘real--time’ time’ look at student datalook at student data

The data is housed on a secure server The data is housed on a secure server The data is housed on a secure server The data is housed on a secure server and only users with authorized access and only users with authorized access may enter the websitemay enter the website

�� Parents who did not receive a login and Parents who did not receive a login and

password last year will need to do sopassword last year will need to do so

�� Parents who used the system last year will Parents who used the system last year will

use the same informationuse the same information

Where do I Get a Login?Where do I Get a Login?

Every parent in the district has an account Every parent in the district has an account within eSchoolPLUSwithin eSchoolPLUS

To pick up your login and password you To pick up your login and password you must show a Photo ID at any site where must show a Photo ID at any site where you have a child enrolled in Fulton County you have a child enrolled in Fulton County you have a child enrolled in Fulton County you have a child enrolled in Fulton County Schools.Schools.

Parents with multiple students in our Parents with multiple students in our system may request that their accounts be system may request that their accounts be combined so all children are connected to combined so all children are connected to a single logina single login

What is on the Website?What is on the Website?

Student information from teacher grade Student information from teacher grade books and data entered by administratorsbooks and data entered by administrators

�� AttendanceAttendance

�� DisciplineDiscipline

�� TranscriptsTranscripts

�� SchedulesSchedules

�� Test ScoresTest Scores

�� Report CardsReport Cards

�� Registration informationRegistration information

�� Classwork Classwork –– assignments, tests etc.assignments, tests etc.

Access the WebsiteAccess the Website

Go to the Fulton County Schools website:Go to the Fulton County Schools website:www.fultonschools.orgwww.fultonschools.org

Click on the Parents iconClick on the Parents icon

Click on the Home Access Center login iconClick on the Home Access Center login iconClick on the Home Access Center login iconClick on the Home Access Center login icon

Follow the instructions on the next screenFollow the instructions on the next screen

Enter your Login and Password when promptedEnter your Login and Password when prompted

Logging onto the HAC WebsiteLogging onto the HAC Website

All users must have an active login and All users must have an active login and password that currently resides in eSchoolpassword that currently resides in eSchool

�� Logins expire when students become inactiveLogins expire when students become inactive

Access link at FCBOE website/Parents Access link at FCBOE website/Parents Access link at FCBOE website/Parents Access link at FCBOE website/Parents PagePage

Login format remains the same:Login format remains the same:

LoginLogin P1000000@fcs.orgP1000000@fcs.org

PasswordPassword ****************************

www.fultonschools.orgwww.fultonschools.org

HOME ACCESS CENTER WEBSITEHOME ACCESS CENTER WEBSITE

The New HAC VersionThe New HAC Version

••The new look is similar to The new look is similar to

eSchooleSchool

••Note the menu items on the Note the menu items on the

left side of the screenleft side of the screen

••Each of the items take you to Each of the items take you to ••Each of the items take you to Each of the items take you to

the page with a single clickthe page with a single click

••Users no longer scroll across Users no longer scroll across

the top of the web pages to get the top of the web pages to get

the tabs that were off the page!the tabs that were off the page!

••Any extra pieces, e.g. Any extra pieces, e.g.

Dynamic Links or other Dynamic Links or other

modules will be added to the modules will be added to the

menu listmenu list

Initial Page Initial Page –– Multiple StudentsMultiple Students

To select a student click once on the student’s name (link)

Note all information in this slide show is a combination of data from

test databases and not for a single student or site.

Initial Page Initial Page –– Single Student or Single Student or

After Selecting a StudentAfter Selecting a Student

Daily Summary page – accessible from the menu bar

On 8/15/2011 this information will be available for parents to see at a

glance what is going on that day

Student ScheduleStudent Schedule

Student Schedules for the Current day are Student Schedules for the Current day are shown on the Daily Summary pageshown on the Daily Summary page

The student’s full schedule is shown on The student’s full schedule is shown on the Schedule pagethe Schedule pagethe Schedule pagethe Schedule page

�� Students may attend different classes if the Students may attend different classes if the

site is on rotation, e.g. A/B schedulesite is on rotation, e.g. A/B schedule

�� You will see both day’s classes on the You will see both day’s classes on the

schedule pageschedule page

Student Schedule PageStudent Schedule Page

In the Spring course requests for the new year will show on the bottom of the

Schedule page

AttendanceAttendance

If a student is absent or tardy the day of the event will be highlighted

according to the color coded legend. Hovering the mouse over that day will

shows the highlights of the event, e.g. Tardy Period 01

DisciplineDiscipline

Discipline events attached to a student are viewable on this page. If

multiple students are involved in an incident parents will only see

information about their child.

ClassworkClasswork

Classwork may be sorted by Report Card Period

THIS PAGE WILL BECOME ACTIVE IN MID SEPTEMBER, 2011

Interim Progress ReportInterim Progress Report

Interim Progress Reports are posted periodically and times vary according

to the school level. Ask your site administrator for specific dates.

Report CardsReport Cards

Report Cards are posted at specific times that vary with the school

level. Ask your site administrator for specific dates.

TranscriptTranscript

Student transcripts will be available after the 10-Day count

Test ScoresTest Scores

Registration (part 1)Registration (part 1)

Information on the Registration page flows down the page; the next two

slides show the bottom of the Registration information

Registration (part 2)Registration (part 2)

Click on the link to Edit Information

in the Contact Information to add or

change email addresses. Contact

phone numbers are viewable only.

Only guardians listed as ‘Living

With’ the student see Contact Information – part of the security of the application!

Registration (part 3)Registration (part 3)

Click on the Edit Information

link in the FERPA section to

add or change your FERPA

settings

Changes made on the website

are updated in the student’s

files in the Student Information

System when you click Save.

ProfileProfile

The Profile shows limited information about the parent

Log OutLog Out

Click on the Log Out link while on any website page then click on

OK to exit Home Access Center. It is always a good idea to

completely exit out of the web browser after you log out of the

Home Access Center website.

Email AlertsEmail Alerts

Parents have the ability to sign up for alert Parents have the ability to sign up for alert notifications for events such as:notifications for events such as:

�� Attendance Attendance –– tardy and absences recordedtardy and absences recorded

�� Discipline Discipline –– incidents and dispositionsincidents and dispositions

�� Gradebook Gradebook –– assignments, scores, averagesassignments, scores, averages

�� Report Cards Report Cards –– after report cards are sent after report cards are sent

homehome

Alert notifications, explanations as to their Alert notifications, explanations as to their time of delivery and content contained time of delivery and content contained within the email will be available soon.within the email will be available soon.

Thank you for your interest in the Home Access Center Thank you for your interest in the Home Access Center website. If you have questions regarding the website, your website. If you have questions regarding the website, your user login, password or any data on the website please user login, password or any data on the website please contact your child’s school. contact your child’s school.

Each school has a Student Information Coordinator who Each school has a Student Information Coordinator who Each school has a Student Information Coordinator who Each school has a Student Information Coordinator who oversees all student information as well as a school oversees all student information as well as a school technology specialist who assists with questions regarding technology specialist who assists with questions regarding HAC. In addition the site may have an assigned Home Access HAC. In addition the site may have an assigned Home Access Center liaison available to assist you with any issues that may Center liaison available to assist you with any issues that may arise.arise.